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Albert Smith 9 CLUB NEWS Non-Executive Director: Daniel Harris Honorary Life President: Terence Brown Club Solicitor: Henri Brandman 12 COMMUNITY Club Secretary: Andrew Pincher Executive Director, Marketing and Communications: Tara Warren 18 LIVERPOOL Head of Matchday Operations: Ben Illingworth Head of Human Resources: Michele Gull 34 MICHAIL ANTONIO Projects & Stadium Operations Director: Philippa Cartwright Digital & Commercial Director: Karim Virani Head of Ticketing: Nicola Keye 41 TONY COTTEE Head of Communications: Simon Kutner Head of Football Media Relations: Ben Campbell 44 IRONWORKS GALLERY Head of Safeguarding: Jackie Ferdinand FOOTBALL PERSONNEL 49 KEN DYER First Team Manager: Manuel Pellegrini Assistant Coach: Ruben Cousillas Second Assistant Coach: Enzo Maresca 56 STEVE POTTS Goalkeeper Coach: Xavi Valero Fitness Coach: Jose Cabello 62 WOMEN’S TEAM Assistant Fitness Coach: Felix Cao Director of Football: Mario Husillos 67 ACADEMY Academy Manager and Head of Coaching & Player Development: Terry Westley Head of Medical: Richard Collinge 74 FOUNDATION Lead Sports Physician: Richard Weiler Club Doctor: Sean Howlett 76 ESPORTS Club Doctor: Tamim Khanbhai Head Physiotherapist: Dominic Rogan 83 FANS UNITED First Team Rehabilitation Fitness Coach: Eamon Swift Head of Player Care: Hugo Scheckter Head of Performance Analysis: Jamie Osman 96 CHRIS SCULL Head of Player Care: Hugo Scheckter Women’s Managing Director: Jack Sullivan 98 PLAY LIST Women’s General Manager: Russ Fraser Women’s First Team Coach: Matt Beard PROGRAMME PERSONNEL • In the event of an emergency, Head of Content: Amar Singh EMERGENCY AND you will hear a message over the Editor: Rob Pritchard public address system – listen to Sub-Editor: Jack Fox SAFETY PROCEDURES the message carefully and follow Contributors: Dan Francis, Matt Riggs, Leo Tyrie, Mitch Waddon, Jake • The following acts are o ences the instructions of stadium sta . 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Head of Sales: Rob Williams, [email protected] Printed by: Bishops @WestHamUtd westhamunited @westham whufc.com o cialwesthamstore.com 3 003_WHUFC2018-19_A_CONTENTS.indd 3 01/02/2019 13:11 THE MANAGER MANUEL PELLEGRINI Our mentality must remain the same – to be professional at all times and to approach every match with the intention of winning and playing well GOOD evening everyone. ON HOME TURF London Stadium is a special It is good to be back in front place under the lights of our home supporters tonight and we are looking forward to what will be another magnifi cent atmosphere at London Stadium. It has obviously been a disappointing couple of weeks in terms of the last three results, especially as we played so well to beat Arsenal in our last match here. At that point, we had six wins in nine Premier League matches and were just one point behind seventh place. The defeats at Bournemouth and Wolves, with the FA Cup loss at AFC Wimbledon in between, have not been acceptable and, as a sta and squad, we have taken full and we must continue to be still much to play for and look responsibility. Last Tuesday positive and appreciate the forward to for the rest of the at Molineux, we conceded fact that we are still in a good season. two goals from set pieces. position for a team who began Our mentality must remain Lukasz Fabianski made two the season with four defeats. the same. To be professional or three saves at the start of Overall, we have been on a very at all times, to approach every the second half that were good run since the beginning match with the intention of clear shots for Wolves also. I of December and I know we winning and playing well, and think we didn’t work well as have the quality to get that back to fi nish as high as we possibly a team on defending and we on track. We also have some can in the Premier League. must concentrate if we are to players who are starting to I have belief that the players improve. return from absence and that will respond in the right way However, there have been will help to make us stronger. tonight and, with your fantastic factors that have played a Tonight, we welcome Jurgen support, we will be doing part in the problems we have Klopp and the players, sta everything we can to secure encountered. Injuries mean that and supporters of Liverpool to another memorable victory at we have had to use the same London Stadium. There is no London Stadium. 14 or 15 players throughout the doubt about the quality and Enjoy the game. busiest and most challenging attacking danger they possess, period of the season, which and they deserve to be where clearly is not ideal, while other they are at the top of the table. issues o the fi eld during the Despite that, we can approach January transfer window have the game with confi dence not been helpful. given our results here so far Still, these are not excuses, in recent months, and there is @WestHamUtd westhamunited @westham whufc.com o cialwesthamstore.com 5 005_WHUFC2018-19_A_MANAGER–NEW.indd 5 04/02/2019 18:08 THE CAPTAIN POSITIVE We all want to enjoy that winning feeling again MARK NOBLE It is time to put distractions behind us, work harder and get ourselves back on track in the Premier League HELLO everyone and welcome willing to fi ght, you’re going to by teams who are simply to London Stadium for tonight’s come unstuck. working harder than us – and Premier League fi xture with Why did we beat Arsenal here that can’t go on. Liverpool. three weeks ago? Because we As club captain, I try and lead It is amazing to think that, last wanted it more than them. by example, in training and in time we were here, we beat Why do Manchester City and games, and I’ll certainly try to do Arsenal 1-0, with Declan Rice Liverpool win most of their so again this evening. scoring a memorable winner, games? Of course, they have But we will need a total team and were just a point outside the talented players but mainly e ort to get a positive result top seven. because they work harder than and it’s no secret that we’re a bit We had won six out of nine the opposition. stretched numbers-wise at the and were feeling positive, but Every club in the Premier moment. I have been in the game long League has enough money to If you look at the last six weeks, enough to know things can buy ability but you need more we’ve played a lot of games and change quickly and you’ve got to than that. Ability plus hard work that has had a cumulative e ect. take the rough with the smooth. beats ability alone. Issa Diop, for one, has played The last three weeks have For me, that game against every game since he made his been challenging, if I’m being AFC Wimbledon was clear and debut at Arsenal back in August honest, with our Premier League simple. They wanted it more and could probably do with defeats at AFC Bournemouth than we did. a rest but at the moment, we and Wolves and our FA Cup So we know that, tonight, haven’t got any alternatives. exit at AFC Wimbledon, and we are going to have to match Let’s not be too down, though.